Thread: installing cams and TDC....

When you learn the fundimental of changing a cam shaft then you can cut corners and do it in many ways to save time.

The way that JWT teaches you to change a SR20DE cam shaft is not the right way to do it. When people mess up they become lost with this method.

what do you mean lost? like the directions sort of stop? CUZ THEY DO!! the JWT directions are garbage i think....i manily used them for a pics reference while installing them and i numbered the bearing caps to take them off in order....i mean ive read so much **** about this......not saying im an expert or anything, but i know that you, andreas, have WAYYYYY more experaince with this stuff...

ive read like 3 or 4 cam install how tos before i attempted this....and sutdied it since the day i ordered my cams.....

Andreas,
when tightneing down the bearing caps were do i start? in the middle? and how much tourque is used to tighten the bearing caps,cam gear bolts, and VC bolt?

Somebody get Serban down to my house so he can take pics and I will do a write up on how to change cams and or SR20DE cams properly. Once you learn this method then you will understand how to cut corners but at the end of the day if you mess up you will know how to correct yourself.

So lets start bugging Serban

sounds good to me....if i mess up lets say, what can go wrong the first time i turn it over? obviously im gonna check it by turining the crank pulley around but what else can i do do DOUBLE CHECK i did it right?

please get serban and get YOUR write up just incase i **** up......how do YOU think i did Andreas? what would you have done differntly?

the fact theres loads of cable ties and abit of a wood in the pic i guess you're right

good luck with the cam change pedro

This is great I hope Miko and SERBAN do a write up, I will be installing it soon too.

so heres another before and after pic
with the stock cams, tdc, at 10 n 12
[img][IMG]http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/ordepg/IMG_1244.jpg[/img][/IMG]

and the new bc stage 2s, tdc, 10 n 12
[img][IMG]http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/ordepg/IMG_1248.jpg[/img][/IMG]


what do you think that looks pretty good to me.....


stock cams again.....
[img][IMG]http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/ordepg/IMG_1246.jpg[/img][/IMG]

bc stage 2s
[img][IMG]http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/ordepg/IMG_1249.jpg[/img][/IMG]

CONGATS TO ME!!!
welll so the first sart up was sucsessfull!!!!!


my batt is ****y and i thought i ****ed up cuz it didnt start the first crank...but it turns out my batt terminals are bad(corroded)....had to do some sanding to make better contact...

the car is idleing now for a while, then im gonna reset my base idle, then the ignition timing again.... but the car is warmed up and thers no LOEPY idle....thats is good to me

nice, isn't that one of the greatest feelings?

yes indeed.... the sacriest part was the timing chain moving